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C. T. DAY. SKATE.

STATES CHARLES T. DAY, OF NE'WARK, NEV JERSEY, ASSIGNCR TO IfIIMSELF` AND EDVARD SPAETII, OF SAME PLACE.

SKATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,032, dated April 28, 1891.

Application led December 2, 1890. Serial No. 373,291. (No model.)

T @ZZ whom t may concern.`

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. DAY, a resident of Newark, Essex county, and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improved Skate, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement on the class of skates patented to me July 11, 1871, No. 116,935, and reissued February 18, 187),No. 8,590,bnt is applicable also to other ro skates.

My improvement consists in providing the skate with a resilient foot-plate, and also in partially supporting the same on a cushion.

My object is to construct a skate that shall x 5 be self-adjusting to the tread of the wearer and afford increased ease and comfort, at the same time permitting a side movement ofthe wearer. To accomplish these objects I use the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the skate containing my improved device. Fig. 2 is a bottom view ofthe skate. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section on the line c c, Fig. 1, of z5 my improved skate. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section of my resilient bearing.

Similar letters refer to similar parts.

A represents the runner of the skate.

B is the foot-plate, which is rigidly secured at or near its front end to the front post d of the runner, thereby making the foot-plate B resilient. The ball portion of the foot-plate rests on a platen E, which in turn rests on a rubber or other cushion G, said cushion resting in a hollow bearing D, which is secured to the runner.

F is a pin or bolt which may be employed to connect the platen E and the cushion-support D.

This device may be attached to almost any skate of general construction (where the footplate is attached to the blade by two posts, one at the toe and the other under the ball of the foot) by substituting in place of the rigid attachment under the ball of the foot mydevice.

The cushion-support D, which is suitably fasten ed to the runner A of the skate, is

formed to aitord a hollow seat for the cushion G, and has, by preference, at each end upward projections which contain vertical slots. The platen E is suitably fastened to the under side of the foot-plate and directly over the cushion-support D, and is constructed so as to tit. between the upward projections of said cushion-support. This platen is perforated to receive the pin F, which also passes through the slots of the support D, as shown, said pin being provided with a head at one end and a suitable enlargement at the other end for retaining said pin in place. Between the platen E and the support D the cushion G is inserted, so that until pressure is applied to the foot-plate the pin F'vfill engage'with the upper end of the slots in D; but as soon as pressure is applied to the foot-plate B the slots in D will allow the pin F to be depressed therein, and the cushioning effect of my device will immediately be felt. The strength and durability of a skate of this construction 7o are not impaired, and it is held to the foot as securely as under the former rigid construction, while at the same time it affords an elasticity to the tread and lessens the` jar in sliding over rough and uneven surfaces.

The resilient properties of the foot-plate may be enjoyed even without the use of a cushion under the ball. The resilient properties of the foot-plate will even allow a cer" tain degree of side swing without disturbing the runner.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a skate, the resilient foot-plate B, rigidly secured at the outer end to the upper face ot' the front post a of the runner and free to be moved up and down at the other loose inner end, which is adapted to come beneath the ball of the foot, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a skate, the resilient foot-plate B,rig idly secured at the outer end and combined 'with a cushion G, which is placed under its loose inner other end, which is adapted to come beneath the ball of the foot, and with 95 the runner beneath said cushion, substantially as speciied.

3. The combination of the cushion G, the platen E, and the bolt F with the slotted cushion-support D and with the runner and foot-plate of a skate,substantially as herein shown and described.

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CHARLES T. DAY. 

